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    5 Great Circle Games for Your Music Class

    Singing, games, and holding hands! I love playing circle games with my kids. And my kids love playing them. They love the catchy melodies, the movement, and the challenge: For some games, that’s the challenge of doing the right thing

    Janine 4. February 201827. March 2018 Group activity, Song, Whole class activity 2 Comments Read more

    Singing Games

    I’ve just had a refreshing return to my roots! Today was the last day of a three-day Kodály course with Dr. James Cuskelly. It’s been fifteen years since I was really focused on the Kodály Method, but it was just

    Janine 24. June 20151. December 2016 Thoughts, Whole class activity No Comments Read more

    The First Day of School, continued

    Once the kids have moved around and talked a bit, they can get settled in pretty quickly. So next I like to make an old-fashioned circle on the carpet and do some large group bonding—again, with the idea of getting

    Janine 20. September 201423. March 2018 Whole class activity Read more

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